One of our favorite places to be is in the kitchen. We love to bake and cook and it all stemmed from our mom's passion of cooking. She would find a recipe that she loved, and then make it all year long. We used to say, "That was the year of the cheesecakes" or "That was the year of cinnamon rolls." Some of our fondest memories revolve around cooking together in the kitchen. We love to get together as family and contribute our best recipes for the meal. And we are constantly calling each other saying, "You've got to try this recipe!" We'd like to share our favorite recipes with you. So, happy cooking, happy baking, happy eating, and then happy exercising afterwards to burn those calories!


Saturday, May 31, 2014

Becky's Chex Snack Mix

One year at Christmas my friend Becky gave our family this Chex snack mix with a cute tag that said something like "Santa makes a list and Chex it twice to see if you've been naughty or nice"...or something like that. I can't remember exactly, but what I do remember is how amazing this recipe is! It's an awesome recipe to make for family functions, or when your kids have friends over, or just whenever. It makes a large amount and is quite addicting. Thank you Becky for filling our stomachs with love and our arteries with corn syrup and yumminess!

Becky's Chex Snack Mix

INGREDIENTS:

- 14 oz. box of corn Chex cereal

- 12 oz. box of Honey Grahams

- 3 cups shredded sweetened coconut flakes

- 1 cup slivered or sliced almonds

- 1 cup cashews

- 2 cups sugar

- 2 cups light corn syrup

- 2 cubes butter

- miniature marshmallows (no measured amount...just whatever looks good to you)

DIRECTIONS: In a LARGE mixing bowl (we're talking abnormally large...I don't have a mixing bowl as large as I need, but I do have a huge tupperware container with a lid that works nice) combine the cereals, coconut, and nuts. Set aside. In a pot, combine the sugar, corn syrup, and butter. Bring to a boil on the stove, and then stir while it boils for 3 more minutes. Pour this hot mixture onto the cereal mixture and stir. Before it gets starts to cool down, add some marshmallows and continue to stir. Lay out lightly on 3 cookie sheets or on sheets of waxed paper to cool. Once it has cooled completely, store in airtight container. (One time I went straight from stirring the mixture to the airtight container, and the cereal got soggy...so do not omit the step of letting it cool on the pans). ENJOY!


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